COACHELLA 2008

i doubt i'll be able to fit every unbelievable moment of this weekend into this blog, but i'll do my best.
first, let's see who i saw each day:
FRIDAY- cut copy, mum, tegan and sara, the raconteurs, swell season
SATURDAY- st. vincent, hot chip, m.i.a., sasha & digweed, prince
SUNDAY- booka shade, my morning jacket, roger waters, justice

i missed a few that i had wanted to see, but i also saw some pretty epic ones that made up for it.


where to begin...well first off, i can now die happy having seen the-artist-formerly-known-as-prince-who-was-once-just-a-symbol. his performance flat out blew my mind. the guy's barely 5 feet tall but boy can he entertain. he played his classics, with a little help from sheila e, and everyone got down. the show took an unbelievable turn when his band started playing the very recognizable chords of "creep" by radiohead. that's right- prince covered mothafuckin radiohead. he altered the words a bit and never really said the word "creep", but it was still a performance for the books (or blog).


2nd in my top 3 mind-blowers of the weekend was m.i.a. not only did her sick beats make me wanna dance, her visuals were insanely cool. complete with super mario and duck hunt animation, this girl's unique creativity was apparent to everyone in that massive dance party of a tent. complete with an impromptu dance party on stage, m.i.a. killed that performance. the only critique i could even muster, if any, was the excessive gun shot sound effects. between songs, it was just gunshot and siren after another.


sunday was the perfect end to a great weekend. my posse and i landed a great spot near the main stage, which provided excellent views for my morning jacket and roger waters. i enjoyed both, but i must say, i would have enjoyed roger waters more if i was raised on pink floyd (or 50 years old) and did tons of drugs. his visuals were crazy, and i did enjoy seeing a giant inflatable pig with OBAMA in huge letters. we finished the night off with the justice show, or as i like to think of it, the hardest i've ever danced in my entire life. it really culminated a spectacular weekend.

some pics from the insanity:
cut copy

glen and marketa (beautiful as always)

st. vincent

m.i.a. (complete with on-stage dance party and duck hunt)

PRINCE

roger waters

obama pig

JUSTICE


video from booka shade's set

happy earth day

its funny how much you can learn from children's books.
i was reminded of this book while reflecting on the current state of the environment. i found striking similarities.

Dr. Seuss' classic story warns of the harmful effects of industrialization, over-consumption, and consumerism. the story features a greedy Once-ler (Us) who basically rapes the earth of its natural goodness for his own profit. The Lorax (Al Gore) warns the once-ler, saying that if he keeps taking and taking from the earth, there will be nothing left. basically, the once-ler igores the lorax's warning, continues taking the earth's resources, and is left with nothing (no earth, no business).


so let's stop being once-lers and protect mama earth.

covers and lovers

this just makes me so happy.
devendra and natalie: one's a beautiful spirit, the other's just plain beautiful.

coachella is nearing. anticipation is rising.
and with prince added to the bill, anything's possible.
been listening to cut copy's new album, in ghost colours, on repeat lately. it's so damn good. they're quickly becoming one of the groups i'm most psyched to see. looking forward to an amaaazing weekend.


on a different note, here are a few covers i've been really diggin lately. definitely worth a listen, (or if you're like me...15).

Constantines feat Feist- Islands In The Stream (Dolly Pardon cover)

M. Ward- Let My Love Open The Door (Pete Townshend cover)

The Watson Twins- Just Like Heaven (The Cure cover)

(note: to get the song, click on the link then download from the site)

this hardly deserves a post

actually, it totally deserves a post. because it's amazing.


now, we've all seen this:



and now, thanks to the brilliance that is south park, we have this:





i said what what.